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Tacitus

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Gaul

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born perhaps 55
died perhaps 120

From the death of Augustus in 14 Histories and Annals , greatest works of Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman public official, concern the period to Domitian in 96.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus served as a senator of the empire. The major portions examine the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, Nero and those four emperors, who reigned in the year. They span the empire to the years of the first Jewish war in 70. One enormous four-books long lacuna survives in the texts.

Publius Cornelius Tacitus discusses oratory in dialogue format in Dialogus de oratoribus , Germania in De origine et situ Germanorum , and biographical notes about Gnaeus Julius Agricola, his father-in-law, primarily during his campaign in Brit ...more

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	The Annals of Imperial Rome 3.99 avg rating — 9,394 ratings — published 116 — 463 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Agricola and The Germania by Tacitus, Harold Mattingly (Introduction), James Rives (Editor) 3.97 avg rating — 6,218 ratings — published 98 — 596 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Histories 4.13 avg rating — 3,994 ratings — published 110 — 443 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Germania 3.87 avg rating — 2,007 ratings — published 98 — 757 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works of Tacitus by Tacitus, Alfred J. Church, William Jackson Brodribb 4.22 avg rating — 547 ratings — published 120 — 145 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Annals/The Histories by Tacitus, Moses Hadas (Editor), Shelby Foote (Introduction) 4.03 avg rating — 373 ratings — published 1852 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Histories I-II 4.10 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 120 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agricola 3.70 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 98 — 343 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agricola / Germania / Dialogue on Oratory by Tacitus, R.M. Ogilvie, Eric Herbert Warmington (Primary Contributor) 3.92 avg rating — 207 ratings — published -98 — 169 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Madness of Nero by Tacitus, Michael Grant (Translator) 3.52 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 120 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cambridge Latin Texts (15 books)
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Tacitus,

Clifford H. Moore (Translator)

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Quotes by Tacitus (?)

“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.”
― Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome

tags: commonwealth, corruption, government, law

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“Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure”
― Tacitus

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“If you would know who controls you see who you may not criticise.”
― Tacitus

tags: anarchism, authority, paranoia

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